Parts of Speech

To determine the part of speech of "was",we have to know the types of parts of speech.There are eight types of parts of speech. These are noun,pronoun,verb,adverb,preposition, conjunction and interjection.Remember that determiners are a special type of adjective. To find out the part of  speech of "was",we need to  remember that a single word in different sentences can functions as different parts of speech. Now analyse the following example: ●He was a doctor. ●Explanation: In the above sentence, the part of speech of "was" is a verb. The subject of "was" is he and the predicate of "was" is a doctor.Here" was" is a linking verb.A linking verb functions like "=" sign of math. Consider the following example: ●He was a doctor. Here,He=a doctor.Here,"was" as a linking verb is telling us that he and a doctor is the same person. Now consider the following example: ●She was singing a song. Explanation:Here"wa...

To determine the part of speech of "why",we need to know the types of parts of speech.Remember that there are eight types of parts of speech in English language. The eight types of  parts of speech are noun,pronoun,verb,adverb,preposition, conjunction and interjection.Remember that determiners are a special type of adjective. To find out the part of  speech of "why",we need to  remember that a single word in different sentences can functions as different parts of speech. Now analyse the following example: ●Why did  he do it? Explain:Here "why"is modifying the verb "do".We know that only adverb can modify a verb.So the part of speech of why is an adverb here.Observe the following example: ●He did it for that reason. ●Why did he do it? Now read the explanation below: ●He did it for that reason. We know that did is here an transitive verb.So "did" will  have a object here.A object sits after a verb without any preposition before it.Here...

To determine the part of speech of "when",we need to know the types of parts of speech.Remember that there are eight types of parts of speech in English language. The eight types of  parts of speech are noun,pronoun,verb,adverb,preposition, conjunction and interjection.Remember that determiners are a special type of adjective. To find out the part of  speech of "when",we need to  remember that a single word in different sentences can functions as different parts of speech. Now analyse the following example: ●When will he return? Explain:Here "when"is modifying the verb "return".We know that only adverb can modify a verb.So the part of speech of when is an adverb here.Observe the following example: ●He will return  in the morning. ●When will he return? Now read the explanation below: ●He will return  in the morning. We know that return is here an intransitive verb.So "return" does not have any object here.A object sits after a verb witho...

To determine the part of speech of "where",we have to know the types of parts of speech.Remember that there are eight types of parts of speech in English language. These  parts of speech are noun,pronoun,verb,adverb,preposition, conjunction and interjection.Remember that determiners are a special type of adjective. To find out the part of  speech of "where",we need to  remember that a single word in different sentences can functions as different parts of speech. Now analyse the following example: ●You are going to the market. Here "to the market"is a prepositional phrase but it is functioning as an adverb because it is modifying the verb go(go where=to the market).Remember that a noun takes preposition before it to function as an adverb. ●You are going  to the market. ●Where are you going? Explanation: ●Where are you going? In the above sentence, the part of speech of "where" is an adverb. We know that an adverb can modify a verb.Here  " whe...

To determine the part of speech of "what",we have to know the types of parts of speech.There are eight types of parts of speech. These are noun,pronoun,verb,adverb,preposition, conjunction and interjection.Remember that determiners are a special type of adjective. To find out the part of  speech of "what",we need to  remember that a single word in different sentences can functions as different parts of speech. Now analyse the following example: ●You want a book. ●What do you want? Explanation:In the above sentence, the part of speech of "what" is a pronoun.Here "you" is a subject ,want is a verb, and "what" is the object of the verb "want."What" has replace the noun "book".So,here"what" is a pronoun. Now consider the following example: ●What time are they leaving? Explanation:Here"what" has been used as a determiner.Remember that a determiner is a special kind of adjectives.An adjective can m...

You will get  two parts of speech for "at": a preposition and a noun. Explanation: To determine the part of speech of "at",we need to know the types of parts of speech.Remember that there are eight types of parts of speech in English language. These  parts of speech are noun,pronoun,verb,adverb,preposition, conjunction and interjection.Remember that determiners are a special type of adjective. To find out the part of  speech of "at",we need to  remember that a single word in different sentences can functions as different parts of speech. Now analyse the following example(Identify the parts of speech   in the following sentence): ●She was always shouting at the children. ●Sub.+intransitive  verb+Adverbial Explanation:We know that a preposition must have a object that may a noun,noun phrase or a prepositional phrase plus can make relation between a noun and a verb. Here "at" has been used as a preposition because it has a object which is a noun ...

You will get two parts of speech for "to" which are: A preposition and an adverb.Besides,"to" can be used as part of an infinitive. To determine the part of speech of "to",we need to know the types of parts of speech.Remember that there are eight types of parts of speech in English language. These  parts of speech are noun,pronoun,verb,adverb,preposition, conjunction and interjection.Remember that determiners are a special type of adjective. To find out the part of  speech of "to",we need to  remember that a single word in different sentences can functions as different parts of speech. Now analyse the following example: ● He asked someone the way to the towncentre. ●Sub.+transitive verb+Object+Object. Explanation: ●He asked someone the way to the towncentre. We know that a preposition must have a object that may a noun,noun phrase or a prepositional phrase plus can make relation between two nouns. ● He asked someone the way to the towncentre. Her...

The parts of speech of the word "and" are a conjunction and a noun. Explanation: To determine the part of speech of "and",we need to know the types of parts of speech.Remember that there are eight types of parts of speech in English language. The eight types of  parts of speech are noun,pronoun,verb,adverb,preposition, conjunction and interjection.Remember that determiners are a special type of adjective. To find out the part of  speech of "and",we need to  remember that a single word in different sentences can functions as different parts of speech. ◆Now consider the following example: ●Rahim plays the guitar and sings folk songs. ●Clause +Conjunction+Clause A conjunction can join two clauses. ● Rahim plays the guitar and sings folk songs. ●Clause= Rahim plays the guitar.   ● Clause=Rahim sings folk songs. ◆ Clause +and+clause ●Rahim plays the guitar and sings folk songs. Here "Rahim"is common for both clauses. Here "and" is connecting...

Here you are getting four parts of speech for "that":an adverb, a conjunction,  a pronoun and an  adjective (determiner). Explanation: To determine the part of speech of "that",we need to know the types of parts of speech.Remember that there are eight types of parts of speech in English language. The eight types of  parts of speech are noun,pronoun,verb,adverb,preposition, conjunction and interjection.Remember that determiners are a special type of adjective. To find out the part of  speech of "when",we need to  remember that a single word in different sentences can functions as different parts of speech. Now analyse the following example: ●He did not take the festival that seriously. Explain: ●How take?=seriously=adverb Here "that"is modifying the adverb "seriously".We know that only adverb can modify another adverb. So, the part of speech of "that "(meaning=very) is an adverb here. Now consider the following example: ●He is...